Sentences with phrase «public decency in»

In that case, where the defendants had been convicted on two counts of conspiracy to corrupt public morals and conspiracy to outrage public decency in respect of the publication of a magazine which contained advertisements inviting readers to engage in homosexual acts, the House of Lords was split about whether a common law offence of conspiracy to outrage public decency existed.

Arthur Koestler was one of the great defenders of public decency in this century, and in January 1944 he published an article in the New York Times Magazine that was titled «On Disbelieving Atrocities.»

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These female journalists, originally numbering 64 in total, have signed a public letter first published by The Hollywood Reporter, calling Brokaw «a man of tremendous decency and integrity.»

Thiel, in other words, sees his lawsuit as a public - spirited attempt to enforce norms of decency and respect for personal privacy.

The ongoing dispute is not between censors and civil libertarians, but over what standards should prevail in defining public decency.

But we may be naive in thinking that it is still possible to maintain the distinction between public and private upon which discretion, and decency, depend.

Have some decency and cover up if you breastfeed in Public.

It must clearly be noted that this was in essence far more a demonstration of political loyalty than of religious worship; and it must still more clearly be noted that Rome was the reverse of intolerant, and, if a man made this confession of political faith, he could then go away and worship any god he liked, so long as that worship did not conflict with public decency and order.

In the name of decency, humanity, and truth, we call on President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and all members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives to recognize and give public expression to the fact that Christians in Iraq and Syria — along with Yazidis, Turkmen,..In the name of decency, humanity, and truth, we call on President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and all members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives to recognize and give public expression to the fact that Christians in Iraq and Syria — along with Yazidis, Turkmen,..in Iraq and Syria — along with Yazidis, Turkmen,....

Prosecutors charged Shannon Denney, 32, with outraging public decency and public morals, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $ 500 fine.

President Buhari, clearly with the most reasonable claim to decency in the public space, even after tenure as military head of state, is clearly last.

Elected houses have to pander to the public, the public are generally stupid; in return for a vote politicians set aside all petty considerations (like the law, morality, basic human decency and common sense) and pass stupid, kneejerk, dangerous laws (the only people to disagree with Her Majesty's government passing dangerous laws in the name of anti-terrorism were a bunch of out - of - touch 90 - year - old judges, who have been replaced by a tame political supreme court).

I thought that the death of this honorable man had finally taught New Labour a valuable lesson about decency and honesty in public life.

Give me Hoffman who as the decency to keep his composure in public settings.

Equally offensive, the organizers will fail to pinpoint a funding source for their recommended solution, while completely ignoring that this blatant rejection of humane alternatives to wildlife conflicts flies in the face of public opinion and decency.

Surely they must know that various politicians are just waiting for the perfect excuse to ban San Andreas and kin in the name of public decency, and now here Rockstar has handed those politicians just what they wanted.

In doing so they also address the depictions of homosexual video game characters and the bizarre public decency of John Shaft.

In the interests of public decency, the pee bale will only be in use outside of visiting hours, but even then it is estimated that it will save upwards of 1,000 individual trips to the bathroom over a yeaIn the interests of public decency, the pee bale will only be in use outside of visiting hours, but even then it is estimated that it will save upwards of 1,000 individual trips to the bathroom over a yeain use outside of visiting hours, but even then it is estimated that it will save upwards of 1,000 individual trips to the bathroom over a year.

In a recent opinion in People v. Martinez, Criminal Court Judge Ruben Franco held that» [w] hile most of us may consider it distasteful, and indeed foolish, to wear ones pants so low as to expose the underwear... «people can dress as they please, wear anything, so long as they do not offend public order and decency.»&raquIn a recent opinion in People v. Martinez, Criminal Court Judge Ruben Franco held that» [w] hile most of us may consider it distasteful, and indeed foolish, to wear ones pants so low as to expose the underwear... «people can dress as they please, wear anything, so long as they do not offend public order and decency.»&raquin People v. Martinez, Criminal Court Judge Ruben Franco held that» [w] hile most of us may consider it distasteful, and indeed foolish, to wear ones pants so low as to expose the underwear... «people can dress as they please, wear anything, so long as they do not offend public order and decency.»»

Answer: Only if your accompanying yelling and cursing «affect the public decency as well as the peace and quiet of the children playing in the neighborhood.»

These are typically framed as defences to human rights complaints (e.g. blanket defences for hiring one's own personal care attendant; BFOQ defences permitting discrimination on the basis of sex because of the nature of the employment; and public decency defences for exclusion in the provision of goods and services.

In future, however, it seems likely that outraging public decency will be confined to those acts which do not fall squarely within the scope of a statutory offence.

Thus in Sedley's case (1675) Strange 168, 1 Sid 168, the defendant pleaded guilty to outraging public decency where he had appeared naked on the balcony of a house and had urinated on several people present.

With these criticisms in mind, the latest in a long line of cases, R v Hamilton [2007] EWCA Crim 2026, [2007] All ER (D) 99 (Aug), merits consideration to determine what light it throws, if any, on the elements of the offence of outraging public decency.

In Lord Simon's opinion, such an interpretation was borne out by the purpose of the legal rule, ie «that reasonable people may venture out in public without the risk of outrage to certain minimum accepted standards of decency»In Lord Simon's opinion, such an interpretation was borne out by the purpose of the legal rule, ie «that reasonable people may venture out in public without the risk of outrage to certain minimum accepted standards of decency»in public without the risk of outrage to certain minimum accepted standards of decency».

Turning to the related question, whether the act was such as to outrage public decency, Thomas LJ noted the decision of the House of Lords in Knuller (Publishing, Printing and Promotion) Ltd v DPP [1972] 2 All ER 898, [1972] 3 WLR 143.

It was contended on behalf of the appellant that the law relating to the offence of outraging public decency had developed in such a way that the offence was confined to those instances where the necessary lewd act had been witnessed by at least one person, and the public nature of the offence was only satisfied if, in addition, at least one other person either had or could have seen the act.

Professor Ormerod has suggested that these words indicate that in the future, prosecutions for outraging public decency may become more scarce.

Although this view was expressed more than 30 years ago, the offence remains and outraging public decency has continued to attract criticism in the years that have followed.

There are other communities that make up the public, including the community in Courtroom 208, the community that did not complain, the community of 62, which lent its specific support and whose words described a man of decency, compassion, an empathetic and thoughtful listener, a «dedicated judge,» «not polarized, misogynistic, biased or racist in any way whatsoever,» «everything Donald Trump is not.»

HELD In order to prove an offence of outraging public decency the prosecution had to show that: (i) that the act was of such a lewd, obscene or disgusting character that it outraged public decency; and (ii) that the act took place in a public place and that it was capable of being seen by two or more persons present even if they had not actually seen iIn order to prove an offence of outraging public decency the prosecution had to show that: (i) that the act was of such a lewd, obscene or disgusting character that it outraged public decency; and (ii) that the act took place in a public place and that it was capable of being seen by two or more persons present even if they had not actually seen iin a public place and that it was capable of being seen by two or more persons present even if they had not actually seen it.

Those who have been caught upskirting in public have previously been convicted of outraging public decency.

For example, the offence of outraging public decency criminalises lewd, obscene or disgusting behaviour committed in public, but requires for the act to have taken place in the presence of two or more people.

The public element in the offence was satisfied if the act was done where people were present and the nature of what was being done was capable of being seen; the principle was that the public were to be protected from obscene or disgusting acts which were of a nature that outraged public decency and which were capable of being seen in public.

The two person rule in respect of establishing the public element of the offence of outraging public decency contrary to the common law can be satisfied if there were two or more people present who were capable of seeing the nature of the act, even if they did not actually see it.

With positive signs against corruption and inefficiency emerging in the early days of Ramaphosa's presidency, his SONA speech might sum it up best: «We are determined to build a society defined by decency and integrity, that does not tolerate the plunder of public resources, nor the theft by corporate criminals of the hard - earned savings of ordinary people.»